Chair



'1. HEBERT Jan. 15, 1924.

CHAIR Filed July 2, 1923 Patented Jan. 15, 1924,

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Appli a ion fil July 2,

Te a 1, km i may www- Be it known that I, ISRAEL Hncnnr, a citizen ofthe United States of America, of y a u e, in the unty f en a, in heState of New York, have invented new and use u Imp n s in hairs of hithe following, taken in connection with the m any ng draai a 1 c a anexact description.

This invention relates to a certain new and improved chair.

In the use of chairs, as for instance,.dining rooms chairs which aregenerally of ,comparatively light Weight and structure great ditlicultyhas been experienced in connecting the seat framework to. the rear legsin a sufficiently rigid and strong manner to withstand general use,which in this class of chairs particularly includes the tilting back ofthe chair by one sitting upon it so that the sole vertical support ofthe ehair is the two rear legs with a lever action of the seat PQ t Q pothe hin be e it h said rear legs under the weight ef the per 1 sonsitting upon the chair seat.

For the purpose ofmeeting that difficulty of providing a chair that willwithstand such strains, I have produced the structure of this inventionwhich is peculiarly strong and rigid and at the same time gives animproved appearance to the chair.

Other objects and advantages relate to the details of construction andarrangement of the parts of the chair, all as will more fully pp om thewi g d crip n, taken n conn ti th h ac ompany n drawings in which Figurel is a pfirfipective view of a chair of my invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2, Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary view illustrating the connection between thesides of the seat framework and the rear legs.

The chair illustrated in the drawings of this application comprises inthe usual manner front legs -1 and -2--, a seat frame 3-, rear legs 4-and --5 which may be extended upwardly beyond the seat frame 0 andconnected by a cross bar 6- to constitute the back of the chair.

The particular ornamentation and reinforcement of the various parts ofthe chair may be of any form and character desired, and constitutes nopart of this invention as 1323. Serial vNo. "SQ-p39.

upon the ends ,,-7 and ,,8. of the seatframe, the flanged portions 9;being.

preferably of substantially half the width of the side walls r,7l1 and12 of the seat frame and of a length substantially equal to the width ofthe rear legs and 5 of the chair, or the channels ,13 in said legs forthe reception of the projecting flanges 9 which preferably fit tightlyin the channels and form with the outer surface of the rear legs asubstantially smooth exterior contour. This inter locking of the seatframe and the rearlegs in itself constitutes a rigid engagement betweenthe parts, but nay-invention includes in addition to such interlockingof the seat frame with the rear legs, the utilizationlof one or moredowels .1l, mounted in the end of the side wall -cl 1, and +12% of thesaid frame and extending substantially parallel with the flangedportions 9 and spaced therefrom, and of slightly less length thanthefianged portions ;-9 and adapted tofit into a correspo ding series ofopenings, seats, or recesses 15 formed in the rear legs 4 and ,5i of thechair adjaeent the channels or grooves nsl 3-t. By this cen treet en witthe f n s at in the grooves -l3 and the dowels 14 seated in the recesses15 a very strong and rigid engagement is effected between the said frameand the rear legs.

In addition, triangular braces 16- are provided at each corner of saidframe and adapted to fit tightly within the corners, four of such bracesbeing provided, one at each corner joint and secured to the respectivewalls of the said framework as by screws 17--.

As illustrated, the said framework is more or less square inconformation and comprises the two side walls 11- and 12 the rear wall-18- disposed between and connected to the rear legs -4-- and -5respectively, and the front wall --19 disposed between and connected tothe front legs -1- and -2- respectively.

This particular conformation and structure of seat frame-work is merelyillustrative, as are the other features of the chair described, exceptthe particular construction, arrangement and connection between the sidewalls lland -12 of the seat framework and the rear legs 4-' and 5 of thechair, and altho I have shown and described a specific construction,form and arrangement of parts, all as illustrative of an embodiment ofmy invention, I do not desire to restrict myself to the details of thesame, as various changes and modifications may be made within the scopeof the appended claims,

I claim 1. In a chair, the combination with a pair of rear legs havinggrooves extending from front to rear thereof and a plurality of recessesadjacent the grooves, of a seat frame having its side members formedwith longitudinally extending flanges seated in said recesses of thelegs respectively, and dowels projecting from the ends of the side members and extending substantially parallel with the flanges and seated inthe recesses in the legs respectively.

2. In a chair, the combination with a pair of rear legs having groovesextending from front to rear upon the exterior sides thereof, and aplurality of recesses adjacent the grooves, of a seat frame having itsside members formed with longitudinally extending flanges of a lengthsubstantially equal to the width of the said legs from front to rear,tightly fitting within the respective groove's and being substantiallyflush with the exterior surface of the respective legs, and dowelsextending from the ends of the side members, said dowels being ofsomewhat less length than said flanges and extending substantiallyparallel with the flanges and spaced therefrom, tightly fitted in therecesses in the respective legs.

3. In a chair, the combination with a pair of rear legs having groovesextending from front to rear thereof, and a plurality of recessesadjacent the grooves, of a seat frame having its side members formedwith longitudinally extending flanges seated in said recesses of thelegs respectively, and dowels projecting from the ends of the sidemembers and extending substantially parallel with the flanges, andseated in the recesses in the legs respectively, and triangular bracingmeans within and secured to the seat frame at the junctures of the seatframe with the rear legs.

4. In a chair, the combination with a pair of rear legs having groovesextending from front to rear upon the exterior sides thereof, and aplurality of recesses adjacent the grooves, of a seat frame having itsside members formed with longitudinallyv extending width of said legsfrom front to rear tightly fitting within the respective grooves, andbeing substantially flush with the exterior surface of the respectivelegs, dowels extending from the ends of the side members, said flangesof a length substantially equal to the dowels being of somewhat lesslength than said flanges and extending substantially parallel with theflanges and spaced therefrom tightly fitted in the recesses in therespective legs, and triangular bracing means with adjacent itsrespective groove, of a seat,

frame having its side members formed with longitudinally extendingflanges tightly fitted in said recesses of the legs respectively,

and a dowel extending from each end of the i said frame in substantialparallelism with and spaced from the respective flange and tightlyfitted in the recess of its respective rear leg.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set I my hand this 21st day of June,1923.

ISRAEL HEBERT.

